Improvement in spittoons



SAMUEL G. CABELL.

Improvement in Spittoo'ns.

Patented May 23,187 1 31.

AMPHZIFULIIH06RAFH/L C0. MY. (OSBDRNE S PROCESS} UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPITTOONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,023, dated May 23, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. OABELL, of Washington, in the county of Washington and District of Columbia, have invented certain Improvements in Spittoons, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to spittoons; and the invention consists in a novel method of constructing them, whereby they are rendered more convenient and less objectionable, as hereinafter more fully explained.

Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section;

Fi 2 a bottom lan view' and Fi 3 a ver- 7 7 a tica-l section, of a modifiedform of myimproved device.

As usually constructed, spittoons are difficult to clean, and when made with loose covers, as they sometimes are, the covers are apt to be knocked off in moving them about, besides being noisy, especially in hotels and similar public places.

To obviate these objections I construct my improved spittoon with its bottom B raised some little distance from the base of the body A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this being for the purpose of attaching to the bottom a series of casters, G, as shown; or, if preferred, instead of the casters, feet may be used having rubber tips at the point where they touch the floor so as to be easily moved without noise. By extending the sides of the body down be low the bottom, all around, the casters or feet are hidden from view. I then provide a cover, 0, and hinge it to the body, as shown at D, Fig. 1. From the under side of this cover there depend two or more lugs, e, at such points as to rest within the body A, where they strike against pieces of rubber f when the cover is closed, thereby preventing noise and holding the cover shut. Or, if preferred, the base may be made separately and the spittoons be set thereon, such a-base being shown at Fig. 2.

These spittoons may be made of iron or any other suitable material, and they may be octagona-l or of any other desired form, and may be made plain or ornamental in style.

For hotels and other public houses or offices such a spittoon is a great improvement over those ordinarily used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A spittoon, having a hinged cover, with its body A extending down below its bottom B, and mounted on casters or rubber-tipped feet, substantially as described.

2. The cover provided with the lugs 6, arranged to shut against the rubber pads f, as shown and described.

SAMUEL G. CABELL.

Witnesses:

W. O. DODGE, PHIL. T. DODGE. 

